National Basketball Association
Virginia 61, Virginia Tech 59
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Where: Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Virginia
Officials:
# Jim Burr, # Brian Dorsey, # Sean Hull
Attendance:
9656
By SportsDirect Inc.
VIRGINIA 61, VIRGINIA TECH 59: The Cavaliers put the defensive clamps on the Hokies down the stretch, keeping the hosts scoreless for a nearly nine-minute span in the second half to notch a critical road win.
Virginia Tech led 49-42 with 13 minutes left, but didn’t score again until a pair of free throws with 4:35 remaining. By then, UVA had built an eight-point lead. enough to withstand the Hokies' desperate rally.
Virginia Tech turned the ball over with 2 seconds left, failing to get a shot up.
Sammy Zeglinski scored seven points in the Cavs’ 14-0 run and finished with 13 points. Senior forward Mike Scott, a leading contender for ACC Player of the Year, had a game-high 20 points and nine rebounds.
Virginia (21-6, 8-5 ACC) won for the first time in four road games and avoided a regular-season sweep at the hand of its bitter rival.
Virginia Tech (15-13, 4-9 ACC) entered ranked third in the ACC in 3-point shooting at 36.1 percent, and the Hokies buried 8 of their first 12 from beyond the arc. They missed their final four tries. Erick Green led the Hokies with 19 points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Virginia point guard Jontel Evans has hit 28 of 50 shots (56 percent) over his last seven games. He went 4 of 4 Tuesday, including a desperation 3-pointer at the shot-clock buzzer that banked in. … Hokies senior F Victor Davila (groin) missed his third straight game. … Barring a miracle run in the ACC tournament, Virginia Tech will miss the Big Dance for the eighth time in coach Seth Greenberg’s nine seasons.
Top Game Performances
| Virginia |
|
Virginia Tech |
|
Mike Scott 20 |
Scoring |
Erick Green 19 |
|
Jontel Evans 5 |
Assists |
Dorian Finney-Smith 3 |
|
Mike Scott 9 |
Rebounds |
Jarell Eddie 4 |
|
Jontel Evans 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Erick Green 5 |
|
Joe Harris 2 |
Steals |
Robert Brown 1 |
|
Darion Atkins 2 |
Blocks |
Jarell Eddie 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Virginia
|
61 |
59.5 |
6-15 |
5-10 |
14 |
24 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
| Virginia Tech
|
59 |
45.0 |
8-16 |
15-21 |
8 |
18 |
1 |
4 |
11 |